Now is your chance. Stop the cycle! Take the candy and RUN!
But only to give it away or put it to good use. Don't be like some people I know who may or may not hide it in the...
Alamo City Moms Blog is happy to partner with Goodwill San Antonio to share these tips on creative and thrifty Halloween costumes. This is a sponsored post.
Halloween is just around the corner!
It’s impossible to miss the huge costume industry...
Ah, the holidays are here.
Pass the cranberry sauce, please, but only if it’s sugar-free and produced from sustainably harvested cranberries.
And, only if it’s prepared with a special probiotic booster.
And, only if the sweetener used to take away the berries' tartness...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas...spring cleaning! As the bluebonnets start to pop up all over the Hill Country, our homes seem to mimic Mother Nature by requiring their own “new beginning.” Usually a...
If your children are anything like mine, they begin compiling their holiday wish lists around (if not before) October. “Ooooh, I want that!” my preschooler shrieks, her eyes feasting upon a commercial featuring eight-year-olds and glitter body art. (Um,...
Of course there now exists The Mensch on a Bench.
And of course I bought one.
In a moment of parenting desperation, my husband and I discussed using an Elf on the Shelf this year as a bribery tool to discourage...
Spring Break is coming up March 9–13, 2015, for most families in town. Even though there will be no school that week, it will still be learning time in our family. Whether your kids are passionate about STEM, the...
Fun, Simple and Close By
Twenty-six minutes north of San Antonio (clocked from 1604 & Blanco) is an amazing get-away for you and the kids. This nearby river trip can be made into a half day or full day outing filled with exploration of nature, fun...
I come from a mixed cultural background. My mother and all the family I grew up with are Mexican-American; my father's side is of German descent. However, my first memory of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is...
Although they are often filled with kids' activities, friends' birthdays, yard work, and who-knows-what-else requiring you to play chauffeur, weekends are a treasured time for just about every family I know. Regardless of what my weekends with my kids...
Spring Break.
Sometimes it conjures up thoughts of the beach, or skiing, or museum gazing.
But if you’re spending Spring Break in San Antonio, it probably conjures up thoughts of food, glorious food. (Please tell me that you started singing the...
My almost 3-year-old, Jack, asked me a few weeks ago to come sit with him and have a picnic. He got the blanket, his toys, and told me we were at the beach. When he rolled off of the...
The temperatures have dropped to the 70s, the lights are up on the River Walk, there are boat loads of holiday celebrations popping up around town…you know what that means, right?
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR HANUKKAH, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS,...
Nothing shouts Holiday Spirit like lovingly (or painstakingly?) DIY-ed decorations, but not every mama was born with a glue gun in one hand and grosgrain ribbon in the other. Fear not, my non-crafty friends! With the help of my...
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I moved to San Antonio in 2003. After 21 years, I still only sort of get the Fiesta frenzy that overtakes the city every...
